vitellophag

noun

vi·​tel·​lo·​phag

vīˈteləˌfag,

və̇ˈt-

variants or less commonly vitellophage

-fāj

plural -s

: any of the cleavage cells or nuclei in a centrolecithal egg that do not participate in embryo formation but remain in and function in the assimilation of the yolk

Word History

Etymology

vitell- + -phage

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